Floyd Mayweather shouts instructions to Gervonta Davis during his fight against Jose Pedraza during their IBF Junior Lightweight Championship at the Barclays Center on January 14, 2017 in New York City. (Photo : Getty Images/Al Bello)
Floyd Mayweather has made it clear that he will only come back from retirement if the price is right, and that price is a $100 million payday. But when Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White offered him $25 million to fight UFC star Conor McGregor, it did not take much time for Mayweather to clown the offer.
Days after Mayweather called out McGregor to fight him in the boxing ring for $15 million, White made the first real offer from a promoter like himself but 'Money' just told White that he is a "f***ing clown," The Sun reported.
White, in his appearance at The Herd with Colin Cowherd, called out the former pound-for-pound king and explained that he is the first promoter to talk about making the superfight happen and said that Mayweather and McGregor would both receive $25 million in the fight alone and they will negotiate about the partition of the pay per view earnings, FOX Sports reported.
White then dismissed Mayweather's claim that he is the "A" side, saying that the undefeated boxer's last fight only drew 350,000 pay per view buys while McGregor raked in 1.3 million buys for UFC 205 and 1.5 million buys for UFC 202.
The McGregor and Mayweather feud has been going on for more than a year now, but has reached its peak when the Irish fighter, who recently won the UFC lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Nov. 12, 2016, challenged Mayweather and called out promoters to make the fight happen for $100 million.
There is still no reply from McGregor about what transpired recently but it is rest assured that he will likely be out of the fighting world for the upcoming months as he has taken a hiatus from UFC to attend to his pregnant wife who will be giving birth to their first child. Mayweather, meanwhile, said that he is focused on helping young boxer realize their dreams and guide his children to be the best person they could become.
Watch the video below for White's reaction on Mayweather turning down the offer:
